The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-05-04
MR.. AND MRS. BOWSER.
MR.. BowsER SHOWS GREAT TEN
DERNESS OF HEART.
But is Baked i'm his Endeavors To
DO Good-A Talk with Eliza.

But is Baked in his Endeavors To
DO Good-A Talk with Eliza.
'I don't want the public to get the i'm
preston that Mr.. Bowser is not a good
hearted man." says Mrs Bowser, in the
Detroit Free Press. "Such an idea would
do him great injustice. He is little
queer in some of his ways, but all right
as a whole, and more tender-hearted
man never lived When we began house
keeping and got our first hired girl, Mr..
Bowser called me into the library, shut
the door, and dropped his voice down to
the confidential pitch and said"
"NIrs Bowser, let's start out right.
Let's respect the feelings Of that poor
girl in the kitchen"
Certainly"
''She's Just as good as we are, and we
mustn't put on any airs over her. She shall
eat at the table with us, and if she has
any time from her work you might learn
her how to sing and play the piano.
II can't quite agree with you, Mr.
Bowser.n
''Oh, you can'tl Woman's mortal
enemy is woman. Well, I'm going out
and have a little talk with Eliza and tell
her what I'm willing to do
listened at the kitchen door. Mr..
Bowser is no man to beat about the bush.
He went right at the business in hand by
saying:
ELIZA, nobility does not consist in
riches.n
She slid away from him toward the
sink.
"You are not to blame for being in
your present position. How would you
like to take singing lessonsl'
She looked at him with open mouth.
"And learn to play the pianol"
She opened her mouth still wider.
"And, perhaps, learn how to sketch
and paintl"
She seized pan of water in the sink
and whirled on him with:
''You cross-eyed old reprobate to talk
to an innocent girl in that fashion! Get
out of my kitchen or I'll drown you in
minute!n
When we sat down to supper Won
dered why Eliza hadn't put on a plate foI
herself and l asked Mr.. Bowser when l
should begin her piano lessons.
Mrs. Bowser have you lost the little
sense YOU possessed two or three months
agor he hotly exclaimed, and thought
it best to let the subject drop right there.
A few days after that boy about eight
years old came to the door to beg, and as
soon as Mr.. Bowser caught sight Of him
he observed:
''Call the little shaver in and let him
see that the milk of human kindness has
not all dried up. Now give him a good
breakfast
The cook stuffed him until he could
eat no more, and then Mr.. Bowsei
brought him into the sitting and
cut his hair, washed the little ones face
with his own hands, and was going to
call the cook in to wash his feet, when l
protested:
''Now, Mr.. Bowser, that is going toe
far. We don't keep a county house
here"
Don't WEI l wouldn't have your mean
spirit for all the money in America! II
is Just such people as you who have ad.
ded to the woes of poverty and the wick
edness of the world
But we can't make such fuss ovel
every beggar who comes along.n
Nobody expects you to. You are ex.
pected to stand in the door with a crow.
bar and brain every poor unfortunate who
stops to ask for q mouthful of food.
shall 90 home with this boy. want tC
have a talk with his father, and it may
end in my adopting him"
Mr.. Bowser led the boy away, and il
seemed, as l afterwards came TO know,
went home with him. When he left tn,
boys house a man was chasing him with
u shovel, and a woman with hoe handle
was trying to head him off, and the boy
himself stood in the door and clapped hi
hands. When Mr.. Bowser came home
asked what had become of his adopted
son, and he roared at me:
''None o. your business If had YOU
spirit I'd expect to be struck by light
ning!n
When we got our horse we got maj
to take care of him. and at their frs
interview l heard Mr.. Bowser say t,
him:
''Now, Mr.. johnson, you are not Il
blame for your lack of education. Yol
have not had a show Take that bari
and manage it according 10 your Owl
judgment. I've got a suit Of clothes il
the house for you, and there are plenty 0
books in the library
Mr. johnson took ten books from tn
library on the first day Of his arrival. o.
the second day he disappeared. So did tn
books. So did the harness and robes an,
q lot of tools. Mr.. Bowser was furious
He wanted ten detectives on the case al
at once, and as he started to telephon
for them l said:
Perhaps he has retired to a cave wit
the ten books 10 enrich his mind"
And perhaps l amt the biggest idio
in the State Of Michigan for marrying
YOU" he shouted back as he ground ava
at the crank and lifted the Chief Of Polic
Of his chair.
Already Dressed.